My i5 3210m is only working at 1,25 ghz

[RRhod]

I have an Asus laptop and my processor is an i5-3210m 2,5ghz with turbo boost 3,1ghz, but it's only working at 1,25ghz when i see in the windows task manager. i use windows 8 and just bought this laptop and in my first uses it used to work in a very higher clock. is anybody having this issue or is it normal??

[Silvia_L_Intel1 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

The Intel® Core i5-3210m processor's normal clock speed is 2.5 GHz. The maximum Turbo boost frequency is 3.0GHz.

Please note that Intel® Turbo boost is engaged automatically depending on processor's load, voltage, power and temperature. Therefore, at a particular moment the processor may reach 3.0 Ghz depending on those variables. Usually this feature comes enabled in BIOS by default.

http://ark.intel.com/products/67355/Intel-Core-i5-3210M-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-3_10-GHz-rPGA?q=i5-3210 http://ark.intel.com/products/67355/Intel-Core-i5-3210M-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-3_10-GHz-rPGA?q=i5-3210

Since you have a branded laptop, I recommend you to contact them in order to verify if Intel Turbo Boost Technology is or not enable.

This feature comes enable by default in our motherboards, but in your case, it may be disable by your computer manufacture.

You can also try installing the Processor Diagnostics Tool. This tool will verify the functionality of your processor. This diagnostic checks for brand identification, verifies the processor operating frequency, tests specific processor features and performs a stress test on the processor.

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&keyword=Processor%20Diagnostics%20Tool https://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&keyword=Processor%20Diagnostics%20Tool

There is a third party software that you may also want to try named CPU-Z.

Regards.